Senior Instructional Designer for Simulations and Gaming(
# Job Number:
14022235)
## Primary Location
United States-Georgia-Atlanta
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Description
Xerox Corporation is a $22 billion leading global enterprise for business process and document management. Through its broad portfolio of technology and services, Xerox provides the essential back-office support that clears the way for clients to focus on what they do best: their real business. Headquartered in Norwalk, Conn., Xerox provides leading-edge document technology, services, software and genuine Xerox supplies for graphic communication and office printing environments of any size. Through ACS, A Xerox Company, which Xerox acquired in February 2010, Xerox also offers extensive business process outsourcing and IT outsourcing services, including data processing, HR benefits management, finance support, and customer relationship management services for commercial and government organizations worldwide. The 130,000 people of Xerox serve clients in more than 160 countries.
**Job Description – Senior Instructional Designer for Simulations and Gaming
Job Summary**
The Senior Instructional Designer for Simulations (Sr. ID) is responsible for designing and developing online learning simulations and games to support client’s performance improvement needs.
The Sr. ID works with key stakeholders and subject matter experts to design and develop simulations and games that incorporate best practices in behavioral and cognitive sciences to effectively address business and performance issues. The Sr. ID has ownership of all simulation and game products to ensure that instructional quality is built into final project deliverables. The Sr. ID directs Instructional Designers, Media Developers, and vendors in the creation of simulations and games, and assists the Project Manager in the operation of the project.
Key Responsibilities**
* Proactively work with business partners to define and resolve workplace performance challenges and opportunities through learning simulations and games. Analyze current state environment, including analysis of performance gaps and job/task/needs analysis. Synthesize the data gathered to create models and recommendations.
* Facilitate discovery meetings and conduct interviews to confirm performance needs and translate those needs into concrete options for learning interventions. Work with business partners to define learning solution objectives to ensure the impact can be measured and is linked to business goals.
* Facilitate design session with key stakeholders, subject matter experts, and project teams.
* Create project documentation including the design templates, standards, style guides, technical specifications, straw models, train-the-trainer, and pilot materials.
* Work directly with technical subject matter experts to capture simulation/game-specific knowledge.
* Ensure that learning simulations and games incorporate best practices in adult learning theory.
* Propose, design, and champion innovative simulations and games.
* Create thought leadership by being aware of leading edge learning solutions and market trends.
* Stay abreast of available simulation and game software/technologies and vendor partners and advise Xerox on software and technologies and vendor partnerships.
* Assist with growing Xerox’s simulation and gaming capability through staff recruitment and development
* Ensure the final project deliverables are the highest quality.
* Provide input into work plan creation, advising on the length of time required to design, develop, and complete simulations and games
* Develop, mentor and coach instructional designer resources.
Qualifications**
* Bachelor’s degree in Instructional Design, Education, Communications, Organizational Design, Psychology, Media or other equivalent curriculum that focuses on learning and simulation.
* Graduate degree preferred, but not required. Experience accepted in lieu of advanced degree.
* Minimum of 6 years of experience in design and development of instructional material in a corporate setting, leading teams in all phases of the project life cycle and producing creative learning solutions.
* Minimum of 3 years of experience in the design and development of classroom and online simulations
* Minimum 6 years of experience in managing customer relationships.
* Demonstrated modeling skills and creativity
* Demonstrated experience designing and developing classroom and online simulations as evidenced through a portfolio of work
* Demonstrated experience integrating simulations into an overall curriculum.
* Strong consulting capability with strong interpersonal, presentation, and facilitation skills.
* Strong level of professionalism, executive presence and credibility; able to effectively challenge and influence peers and customers.
* Familiar with current learning simulation and game standards, approaches, and innovations. Connected with professional organizations and maintains accessibility to industry resources.
* Demonstrated experience coaching and mentoring others.
Xerox Business Services, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, creed, religion, ancestry, national origin, age, gender identity, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, use of a guide dog or service animal, military/veteran status, citizenship status, basis of genetic information, or any other group protected by Federal or State law or local ordinance. People with disabilities who need a reasonable accommodation to apply or compete for employment with Xerox Business Services, LLC may request such accommodation(s) by calling 1-866-419-2226 or by sending an e-mail to accommodations@xerox.com.
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Virtual/work from home? Yes
*Primary Location:* United States-Georgia-Atlanta
*Virtual/work from home?:* Yes
*Req ID:* 14022235